It seemed like everyone in the city of Philadelphia was so preoccupied on someone who wasn’t even playing that the 76ers forgot there was a game going on. Before the game against the Brooklyn Nets, Sixers fans booed Ben Simmons everywhere, which given the calamity of the past year, they may have felt justified in doing that. That’s all well and good but it’s way more effective when the team wins and the Sixers didn’t get the message.
With Simmons in street clothes, he wound up getting the last laugh as the Nets won big. Very big. Carrying a big lead throughout the entire game, the Nets took the win by a score of 129-100.
A catalyst for the Nets’ offensive explosion was due to one of the other players the Sixers traded to the Nets and that was Seth Curry. Curry went for 24 points in just 27 minutes of play. James Harden, on the other hand, had his worst game since joining Philly. Going 3 for 17, Harden just scraped into the double digits with 11 points.
Those watching had a variety of reactions. It was certainly a night to forget for the 76ers, especially given that these two teams could realistically meet again in the playoffs.
Curry and KD putting away James Harden, why does that sound familiar? 🤔
— RingerNBA (@ringernba) March 11, 2022
Came to boo Ben and ended up booing the Sixers. A classic Sixers tale
— Charxey (@SnowmanEmbiid) March 11, 2022
If the Sixers can simply foul out most of Brooklyn's starters they'll be right back in this
— Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) March 11, 2022
WE WON THE TRADE LMAOO pic.twitter.com/sejlwbCqxl
— KD’s Burner 🐐 (@KD_SZN7) March 11, 2022
When Sixers fans see Ben Simmons pic.twitter.com/dSLMAYpmOT
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) March 10, 2022
Me watching the #Sixers tonight pic.twitter.com/PU7xHBZYTA
— Grace Del Pizzo (@GraceDelPizzo) March 11, 2022
https://twitter.com/likklebryant/status/1502099432384479233?s=20&t=a-1m1YDC39UrhenfqO9JwA
Sixers fans an hour ago vs Sixers fans now: pic.twitter.com/1UV7rx6Bhe
— TRAFON(s Backup Account) (@RiseFallNickBck) March 11, 2022
Sixers fans gonna slowly come to that realization that they traded a dude who won't shoot in big games for a dude who'll shoot 3 for 28 in big games and it's gonna be delicious
— 🦆✨America Is Musty✨🦆 (@DragonflyJonez) March 11, 2022
https://twitter.com/DrGuru_/status/1502096678924566535?s=20&t=a-1m1YDC39UrhenfqO9JwA
I need this watching the Sixers right now pic.twitter.com/fFYafNmV2Z
— William Jordan (@WillJ609) March 11, 2022
how many of you took the "everything goes wrong for the sixers" bet
— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) March 11, 2022
James Harden trying to leave the Wells Fargo Center after the game tonight: #nets #sixers pic.twitter.com/bhlqlzXtU2
— Rosa Parks’ Burner Account (@Rosasburner) March 11, 2022
the sixers fans who paid $4000 for a ticket just to sit there a boo their own team pic.twitter.com/l2TUgGF52j
— sean yoo (@SeanYoo) March 11, 2022
This is ugly. Nets showed up to stick it to Harden & only Embiid showed up for the Sixers #SixersOutsiders
— Tyrone Johnson (@TyJohnsonNews) March 11, 2022
Hey @sixers thought I would help y’all out! pic.twitter.com/E47lZMmbAV
— Major Passons (@Major_Passons) March 11, 2022
Ben Simmons watching Harden and Embiid get cooked:#Nets #Sixers pic.twitter.com/n8HGz1MGeK
— Jay Shah (@TheJayShah3) March 11, 2022
I do not know what is going to happen with the rest of this game but you can actually feel how badly Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving want to destroy Harden and the Sixers.
— Ryan Ruocco (@RyanRuocco) March 11, 2022
